Food machine



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JOSEPHINE TRUST AND HENRY TRUST, PARK RIDGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORS, BYMESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO FITCHBURG MACHINE WORKS, OF FITCI-IBURG, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

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Application filed September 18, 1919. Serial No. 324,607.

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, JOSEPHINE TRUST and HJZNRY TRUsT, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Park Ridge, in the county of Bergen and Stateof New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FoodMachines, of which the fol lowing is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

Our invention relates to improvements in food machines and hasparticular reference to an adjustable chuck therefor, adapted forcontrolling the height of the tool through operation. I

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 illustrates in sideelevation partly broken away and partly cross section, a suitable formof machine embodying an application of my invention and Fig. 2 is anenlarged detail partly in cross section illustratthe shaft 14 isparticularly designed to pering the construction of the chuck.

3 is the base supporting the standard 4 upon the top of which is mountedthe motor 5 provided with a driving pinion 6 meshing with the gear 7upon the shaft 8 at the oppo site end of which is mounted the bevelledgear 9 meshing with the bevelled gear 10 upon the shaft 11 which alsocarries the gear 12 secured to the carriage 13 in which is mounted thespindle 14 provided with a pinion 15 meshing with said gear 12. 16indicates the chuck, the upper part of which is in the form of a sleeveor socket receiving the end 14: of the spindle 14: which is providedwith a pin 17 projecting through the slot 18 which is also provided witha series of recesses 19. 20 indicates a suitable knurled For the purposeof adjusting the height of the tool within the pail 24, the sleeve 16may be rotated until the pin 17 is within the longitudinal slot 18 afterwhich it can be raised or lowered until the pin v17 comes opposite theparticular side passage 19 into which it is to be seated according tothe height of the tool desired. The rotation of the spindle 1 f beingrightwise looking at Fig. 2, maintains the seating of the pin 17, withinthe particular recess 19 into which it is to be engaged.

The tool here employed is a beater or whipper 25 shown arranged withinthe pail 24 and operated through the medium of the tool holder or chuck16. This heater is provided with a central stem 26 and at one side mitremoval of the tool from the shaft without the necessity of previouslydisplacing the food container 24. When the sleeve or chuck 16 is in itslowest position as shown in Fig. 1, the tool 25 is adjacent the bottomof the container 24. Til it is desired to remove the tool the sleeve 16is moved toward the upper limit of its adjustment as shown in Fig. 2,thereby raising the tool 25 suiliciently so that it may be detached fromthe bayonet lock by an axial movement without striking the bottom of thecontainer 24. The sleeve or chuck 16 thus serves the combined purpose ofsecuring the tool in driving relation to the shaft in any desiredelevation and also in permitting the tool to be removed withoutdisplacing the container.

Of course, it will be understood that various modifications may be madein the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from thespirit of the invention as claimed:

We claim:

1.. In a food. mixing machine, a food container, a mixing tool, a shaftto rotate said tool in said container and means to connect said tool tosaid shaft, said means comprise ing a sleeve, means to detachably securesaid tool to one end of said sleeve, and means to secure said sleeve tosaid shaft, said sleeve being axially movable to a more elevatedposition on said shaft to permit separation of said tool from saidsleeve while within said container.

2. In a food mixing machine, a food container, a mixing tool, a shaft torotate said tool in said container and means to connect said tool tosaid shaft, said means comprising a sleeve, means to detachably securesaid tool to one end of said sleeve, and means to secure said sleeve tosaid shaft in any one of a plurality of axial positions, said sleevebeing axially movable on said shaft to a posiamaze our signatures in thepresence of two witnesses.

JOSEPHINE TRUST. HENRY TRUST.

.Witnesses:

MADELINE C. Fonns'r, DAVID H. Doocmss. I

